WASHINGTON – Kyle Schwarber ended the game with a home run in the ninth inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Friday.
Before the electrifying outcome, Max Scherzer overtook Cy Young on the list of pitchers with the most strikeouts in history.
Beating as a left-hander, Schwarber found a 2-1 left-footed shot by Alex Young (2-3), and got the shot that sent the ball across the right field, about 463 yards. dish, for his first home run with Washington.
Brad Hand (1-0) resolved the ninth chapter in white to pocket the victory. The Nationals allowed just three hits.
For the Diamondbacks, the Venezuelans Asdrúbal Cabrera 4-0, David Peralta 3-0, Eduardo Escobar 3-0.
For the Nationals, the Dominicans Juan Soto 3-0, Starlin Castro 3-1, Víctor Robles 3-1.
Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young winner, surpassed precisely the man who inspired this trophy. He struck out his three rivals in the seventh inning and placed 22nd on the list of pitchers with the most strikeouts in history.
He finished the day with 10 winds, to total 2,808.